Gold giants looking at renewables

Storied investor and financial author Stephen Leeb alleges that major hedge funds have engaged in concerted efforts to manipulate precious metals markets.

Renowned commodities expert James Turk says a new chart indicates that despite golds recent moments of weakness the precious metal is on track for an "exponential upward trend."

"There have been signals from the company that there will be change at the top – and soon."

Local communities are appealing for an injuction against the ambitious project high in the Andes.

Billionaire movie mogul and mining financier Frank Giustra says when all other asset bubbles have burst everyone will be in gold.

Adjusted for inflation of course.

New charts vividly illustrate the staggering ascent of precious metals during the period of catastrophic hyperinflation which brought Weimar Germany to its knees in the early 1920's.

Mexico-focused SilverCrest Mines has logged a record level of silver output for the third quarter of 2012.

The massive copper-gold mine is back in the sights of Mongolia's government.